Fulminating systemic infection caused by Vibrio cholerae species which does not agglutinate with 0-1 V. cholerae antiserum
Guard, R.W.; Brigden, M.; Desmarchelier, P.
Medical Journal of Australia 1(13): 659-661
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X PMID: 7421625 Document Number: 167219
A case of fatal septicaemia caused by Vibrio cholerae which did not agglutinate with 0 group 1 V. cholerae antiserum is presented. The illness occurred in a 64-year-old Aboriginal woman from Aurukun Mission in Cape York. The organism was isolated from multiple blood cultures and urine during life, and froma a large hepatic abscess found post mortem. The pathogenicity and epidemiology of the organism is discussed.